Belt



A.SALLER Nov. 5, 1946.

BELT

Filed May l2 .giran INVENTOR ART/fw? 6,4L5/Q.

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ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 5, 1946 BELT Arthur Saller, New York, N. Y.Application May 12, 1944, serial No. 535,273

(o1. 2-2ss) 3 Claims.

This invention relates to belts for use in association With ladiesdresses.

One of the important features of the invention relates to a fabric belthaving sufficient stiffness to prevent twisting when in use, and whichmay be cleaned without becoming deformed by shrinkage.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a tubular fabric beltwhich is simple and inexpensive of construction and `manufacture in thatit avoids the time and labor of making the belt inside out and thenreversing the saine.

Other novel features of the invention will become apparent as thefollowing specification is read in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawing, in which, y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a belt constructed in accordance withmy invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view on the line 2 2of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view partly in section illustrating theinitial step in folding the outer fabric material about the innerstiifening element.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the pointed tongue end of the belt, after ithas Ibeen stitched and prior to subsequent folding and stitchingoperations.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical transverse secf tional View on the line5 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the tongue end of the belt prior toits final folding and stitching operation.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail horizontal sectional vievv on the linel-'I of Figure 6.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral Idesignates my improved belt in its entirety, which includes a flattubular body II made of a washable or dry cleanable fabric and of anydesired 1ength. The tubular body II has one of its ends closed -by theformation of a buckle engaging loop I2 while its other or tongue end I3is pointed and stitched in a novel manner to be hereinafter explained.The loop l2 serves to connect a tongue buckle I4 to one end of the beltand which receives the tongue end I3 when the belt is in use, saidtongue end having spaced holes l to receive the tongue of the buckle andprovide adjustment of the belt as to size. Enclosed within the tubularbody Il is a stiffener element I6 which is flexible but inherentlystiifler than the fabric body to impart sumcient stiffness to the beltto cause the same to remain flat during use of the belt upon a wearer.The stiffener element I6 may be a strip of buckram or other fabric, butpreferably it consists of a relatively thin, stiff but flexiblenonfabric composition having water-repellent characteristics.

The method of constructing the belt I0 of the parts hereinbeforedescribed will now be explained. The tubular fabric body II is formedfrom a single blank of fabric material A of a length approximating thatof the belt to be constructed. The blank A is of a width greater thantwice the width of the belt to be constructed. The blank A is spread outin flat condition, and placed over the inner side of the same parallelthereto is the stiffener element I5. The stiifener element l5 is of alength short of the corresponding ends of the Iblank A and is of a Widthless than one half that of the blank A. The width of the stiffenerelement I5 predetermines the width of the finished belt I0. Thestiffener element I5 is placed over the blank A parallel to thelongitudinal edges thereof and with its longitudinal edge Il disposed inclose spaced relation to the longitudinal edge I8 of the blank as bestillustrated in Figure 3. The material of the blank A between edges I'Iand I8 constitutes a flap I5 which is folded inwardly over the stiffenerelement I5 on the fold 25. The flap I9 is secured to the stiffenerelement I6 along the length thereof by stitching 2l. Next, therelatively wide portion 22 of the b-lank A beyond the longitudinal edge25 of the stiifener element I6 is folded outwardly and downwardly on thefold 24 to lie fiat against the intermediate portion 25 of the blank,which portion 25 constitutes one side wall of the tubular body I I asshown in Figures 4 and 5. That portion of the folded fabric materialextending beyond the pointed end 26 of the stiifener element and shownin dot and dash lines 27 in Figure 4 is cut away so that the adjacentends of the'portions 25 and 22 parallel the edges of the pointed end 26o-f the stiffener element. With the portions of the fabric blank in theaforesaid folded position, the same together with the pointed end of thestiiener element are secured together by lines of stitching 28 whichparallel the edges thereof. Ihe partially completed belt at this stageis shown in Figure 4 and the next operation is one of the novel featuresof the invention by which I am able to conceal the raw edges of thepointed ends of the portions 22 and 25, pointed edges of the stiifenerelement I5, and stitching 28. I perform this operation by reverselyfolding the portion 22 on the fold 2d to cause the same to overlie thestiffener element I6 and flap I9. During this folding operation and inorder to fold the stitched end of the portion 22 over the stiffener, thestitched ends are reversed to form a folded seam 29 along the edges ofthe pointed end of the belt as will be seen by reference to Figure 6.Due to the pointed nature of the stitched material, it may be necessaryto insert an instrument between the stiffener element and the portion 22to complete the reversing operation, for the iingers of the'handof. an4operator may not reach into the pointed end of the pocket formed duringthe initial" reversing operation.

The partially completed belt is now in the stage shown in Figure 6,wherein a flap extension 3b extends beyond the fold edge 2li. This flapextension 3Q is folded inwardly to lie flat` against the flap I9 as bestillustrated in Figure 2. The

belt is now ready for its nal stitching and two rows of stitching 3lparallel the two longitudinal edges and pointed tongueend i3, one ofsaid rows being `stitched over the previously mentioned line ofstitching 2i.

By reason -of the method and construction herein set forth, I haveprovided a relatively thin, cleanable non-twisting fabric belt which isstrong and durable, and in which the stiffened pointed tong-ue endthereof may be easily inserted through the buckle when attaching thebelt to a wearer.

Ittisto be understood that the proportions ol' the material shown insection are exaggerated for illustrative purposes, for in' reality thebelt, after pressing, is relatively thin and flat and appears of auniformv thickness throughout.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l; The method of making a belt which consists in providing a length offabric material, placing a flat stifener element havinor a pointed endupon theiimer sideof the fabric material, folding one of theiongitudinaledges of the fabric material over said stifiener element and stitchingthe same thereto along the length thereof, folding the remaining portionof the fabric material outwardly upon itself to provide two thicknessesof material, trimming the ends ofthe two thicknesses of materialto thepointed shape of the stiffener element stitching the twothicknesses ofmaterial and stiiener element together along the edges of the pointedendthereof and the corresponding shaped end portion of the fabricmaterial, reversely folding theV previously out-folded portion of thefabric material inwardly over the stiffener element and simultaneouslyreversing the stitched pointed end of the stiffener element and fabricmaterial, folding the free longitudinal edge of the fabric materialinwardly against the previously infolded longitudinal edge thereof, andfinally stitching the longitudinal edges of the folded fabric materialand pointed ends thereof to said stiffener element.

2. The method of making a belt which consists in providing a length offabric material, placing a hat stiffener element having a pointed endupon the inner side of the fabric material, folding one of thelongitudinal edges of the fabric material over said stiffener elementand stitching the same thereto along the length thereof, folding theremaining portion of the fabric material outwardly upon itself toprovide two thicknesses of material, trimming the ends of the twothicknesses of material to the shape of the pointed end of the stiffenerelement stitching the two thicknesses of material and stiener elementtogether along the edges of the pointed ends thereof, reversely foldingthe previously out-folded portion of the fabric material inwardly overthe stiffener element and simultaneously reversing the stitched endofthe stiffener element and fabric material, folding the freelongitudinal edge of the fabric material inwardly against the previouslyinfolded longitudinal edge thereof, and finally stitching thelongitudinal edges of the folded fabric material to said stiifenerelement.

3. lThe method of making a belt which consists in providinor a length offlexible material of a width greater than twice the width of the belt tobe formed, placing a flat stiffener element havingol pointed end andbeing of a width approximating the width of the belt to be formedlengthwise upon the inner side of the flexible material and to one sideof its longitudinal mid-portion, folding one of the longitudinal edgesof the flexible material inwardly over said stiffener element andstitching the same thereto along the length thereof, folding a portionof the flexible material lengthwise upon itself to provide twothicknesses of material, trimming the ends of the two thicknesses ofmaterial to the shape of the pointed end of the stiffener element,stitching the ends of the two thicknesses of material and adjacent endVof the stiifener element together, reversely folding the previouslyout-folded portion of the flexible material inwardly over the stiifenerelement with its free longitudinal edge extending beyond the aforesaidfolded longitudinal edge, folding the free longitudinal edge of theflexible material inwardly against the other infolded longitudinal edgethereof, and finally stitching the two infolded longitudinal edges andstiffener element together;

ARTHUR SALLER;

